Australia's most powerful state: From NSW to Victoria which state wields the most power?
Economic and population changes, along with the pandemic’s influence on state power, have shaken things up.
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Economic and population changes, along with the pandemic’s influence on state power, have shaken things up.
Barnaby Joyce rolled by party leadership spill, while Peter Dutton pledges to lead the Liberals with “policies squarely aimed at the forgotten Australians in the suburbs”.
The swing in Menzies might additionally impression Liberal frontbencher Ryan Smith whose seat of Warrandyte is on a notional margin of 4 per cent.
Guy needs to hold on to the party’s well-heeled base while winning over the suburban fringe and regions.
Ousted Treasurer Josh Frydenberg could have challenged Scott Morrison for control of the Liberal Party months before the government's embarrassing capitulation at the federal election.